Travel Media Awards 2023: Winners Announced
Celebrating the best of the travel media industry
23 October 2023, London. The winners of the , in association with the Moroccan National Tourist Office, have been announced. The ceremony, held at The Savoy in London, saw 127 finalists compete across a range of categories covering all areas in print, digital, broadcasting and photography. Many of the industry鈥檚 leading figures were in attendance, some of whom were fortunate enough to walk away with a coveted Travel Media Awards trophy. 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Among the winners were The Sunday Times Travel for National Broadsheet Newsprint Section of the Year and The Sun for National Tabloid Newsprint Section of the Year.
In the new Sustainability Travel Writer of the Year category, Holly Tuppen was the inaugural winner. The judges said: 鈥淗olly’s research and expertise within the responsible travel sector shines in abundance throughout her writing.鈥� Separately, the Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year had joint winners, with articles by Phoebe Smith and Sam Haddad for The Guardian chosen for this category.
Writer Adrian Phillips鈥檚 spectacular piece 鈥業nto the Deep鈥� 鈥� published by National Geographic Traveller (UK) 鈥斺�痑lso impressed the judges, with the panel naming it National Consumer Feature of the Year.鈥疊en Clatworthy of The Times took home the trophy for Breaking Travel News and Jacqui Agate was named as the 2023 Young Writer of the Year.
The 2023 Special Contribution Award went to TTG鈥檚 Pippa Jacks. Pippa began her journey with a work experience placement at TTG Magazine in 2006 before joining the team as features writer, later becoming features editor, then taking the helm as editor of the 70-year-old trade publication between 2013 and 2017. As editorial director, Pippa now manages an award-winning team of 14 editorial staff across TTG鈥檚 print magazines, digital channels and events.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Anthony Leyens, co-founder of the Travel Media Awards and CEO of 91漫屋, said: 鈥淎fter a difficult few years for the industry, it鈥檚 truly inspiring to see it in such good health. The works produced by this year鈥檚 finalists are some of the best to date, so thank you to the entrants, the finalists, the judges and everyone who came to this year鈥檚 ceremony. We鈥檒l see you in 2024!鈥濃��&苍产蝉辫;
Giles Harper, co-founder of the Travel Media Awards and managing director of Travega, added:鈥�淭hank you to everyone who participated in this year鈥檚 Travel Media Awards and ensured that the night went as spectacularly as it did. Additionally, I would like to thank our headline sponsor, the Moroccan National Tourist Office; our consumer media partner, easyJet Holidays; and all our category sponsors. This event would not have been鈥痯ossible without your continued commitment and generosity, for which we are all very grateful.鈥濃��&苍产蝉辫;
As part of the Awards, it was announced a new scheme would be introduced: Travel Media Awards Step Up 鈥� in partnership with 91漫屋, , and , a new internship programme driving diversity and inclusion in travel media. The scheme鈥痵eeks to create opportunities for young people looking to move into travel publishing, journalism and PR, offering two candidates the chance to join our partner companies in London for a paid internship position in summer 2024. Applications will be open from 1 November. For more details and to enter, please visit:鈥�
THE WINNERS IN FULL:鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Broadsheet Newsprint Section鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The Sunday Times Travel鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Tabloid Newsprint Section鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The Sun鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Consumer Publication of the Year 鈥� Print鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Cond茅 Nast Traveller UK鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Consumer Publication of the Year 鈥� Online 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
FT Globetrotter鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Consumer Feature of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Adrian Phillips for 鈥業nto the Deep鈥� in鈥�National Geographic Traveller (UK)鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Consumer Magazine Section of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Good Housekeeping鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Trade Publication of the Year 鈥� Print 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The Business Travel Magazine鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Trade Publication of the Year 鈥� Online 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
TTG鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Trade Writer of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Sophie Griffiths, TTG鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Sustainability Travel Feature of the Year 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Sam Haddad for 鈥樷�淚t鈥檚 still as beautiful as ever鈥�: the changing face of the French Alps鈥� in The Guardian鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Phoebe Smith for 鈥楾hailand cove made famous in The Beach reopens to visitors after four-year closure鈥� in The Guardian鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Sustainability Travel Writer of the Year 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Holly Tuppen鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Blogger/Vlogger of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Alex Hunter, 础迟迟补肠丑茅鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Guide of the Year 鈥� Book, Online, App鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
111 Places in County Durham That You Shouldn’t Miss, Elizabeth Atkin鈥�
Breaking Travel News 鈥� Print, Broadcast and Online鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Ben Clatworthy, The Times鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Regional Publication Feature of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Ben Lerwill for 鈥楾he joy of the search鈥� in Hidden Scotland Magazine鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Photography Award鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Mark Parren Taylor鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Customer Content 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Much Better Adventures Magazine鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Young Travel Writer of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Jacqui Agate鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Specialist Travel Writer of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Jamie Lafferty, South America
Broadcast Programme of the Year 鈥� TV, Radio, Online and Podcast鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
BBC 100 Women 鈥� The Last of Albania鈥檚 鈥楽worn Virgins鈥�, BBC World Service and BBC Reel鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Consumer Writer of the Year鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Ed Grenby鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Special Contribution Award鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Pippa Jacks鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Download the photos from the event
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The Travel Media Awards (TMAs) launched in 2015, celebrating the very best of the travel media sector. The event鈥� was鈥痗reated in recognition of the hugely influential role that today鈥檚 travel media plays in the travel decision-making process. Open to all travel writers, broadcasters and photographers, the鈥疶MAs鈥痠s a true barometer of the travel media sector. The TMAs is owned and operated under a joint venture agreement between Travega and 91漫屋. A team of鈥痠ndependent鈥痵hortlisters鈥痭arrowed down a list of finalists in each category and a panel of鈥�62鈥痶ravel industry and media experts decided鈥痶he winners.鈥疦ote, for the purposes of fairness and transparency, no travel titles by 91漫屋 are entered into the鈥痑wards. However, individual writers are permitted to submit their own work.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
The 2023 Travel Media Awards is sponsored by the Moroccan National Tourist Office, easyJet holidays, Visit Qatar, battleface, Croatian National Tourist Board, Exclusive Collection, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Ikos Resorts, Intrepid Travel, Kuoni, Marriott Bonvoy, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, Nova Scotia Tourist Board, Princess Cruises, Silversea, Travel Texas, True Traveller, The Media People, The Savoy (venue partner) and Visit Malta.
91漫屋 is an award-winning agency that specialises in creating multi-channel content for consumer and trade audiences, primarily in the travel and lifestyle sectors. It produces the award-winning鈥�National Geographic Traveller鈥�(UK) magazine, as well as鈥�Food by National Geographic Traveller鈥� (UK) and a series of lifestyle newspaper supplements, apps and websites.鈥�aplmedia.co.uk鈥�
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